| Date | Event |
| 1821 |
Methodist circuit riders, itinerant preachers, arrived in Greencastle. |
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1826 |
Log cabin house of worship built for Methodist worship. Located on lot bounded by present day Locust, Washington, Spring, and Franklin Streets. |
| 1836-1847 | Small brick building on corner of present day Indiana and Poplar Streets used for Methodist Worship. |
| 1847-1879 | Roberts Chapel built on corner of Poplar Street and College Avenue for Methodist worship. |
| 1850-1871 | Simpson Chapel built on corner of Seminary Street and College Avenue by Methodists which had split from Roberts Chapel. They rejoined Roberts Chapel in 1871. |
| 1876-1924 | Locust Street Methodist Episcopal Church built from abandoned Simpson Chapel and other materials. Many former Simpson Chapel Methodists worshiped here. |
| 1879-1924 | College Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church built to handle Roberts Chapel's overflowing crowds. |
| 1924-1929 | Greencastle Methodist Episcopal Church created from College Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church congregation and Locus Street Methodist Episcopal Church congregation. Methodist meeting were held alternately in each church. |
| 1929-1933 | DePauw University purchased the Locust Street and College Avenue church buildings and a new building was constructed at the corner of Locust and Simpson Streets for the Greencastle Methodist Episcopal Church to meet. |
| 1933-1939 | The church was renamed Gobin Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church in honor of Hillary A. Gobin. |
| 1939-1969 | The church was renamed Gobin Memorial Methodist Church. |
| 1969-Present | The church was renamed Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church when the Methodist Church joined with the Evangelical United Brethen Church. |
Last Updated: July 1, 2000